Mix and Tracking room (experienced advice needed plz)

Jason Poulin · 20th February 2006

Hello fellow gearslutz,

I need advice on choosing which of my two rooms to track and mix in.

I don't have the energy to try out both since I'll be customizing the rooms in order to accomodate their purpose.

My dad and I built 20 corner 4 inch bass traps and 24 wall/ceiling 2 inch absorbtion traps for both rooms.

room #1 is 9 x 10 and 7.5 height
room #2 is 12 x 16 and 7.5 height

which of the two rooms are more recommended for tracking and the other for mixing?

Thanks for the advice!

Jason

Riad · 20th February 2006

I would much rather mix in the larger room.

Reg · 20th February 2006

Hope to get more help on this one, pretty important to us. I imagine most would say larger room for mixing, anyone ever faced with the same decision Thanks to all that can advise. All the best

Chris Kress · 21st February 2006

That ceiling hight is going to be the biggest problem... You'll need plenty of absorbtion right above your mixing console and that will make it even lower....12 x 16 is OK for a mixing room. The smaller the room, the more bass problems, and the higher the required reverb time...

You should buy this book... "How to build a small budget recording studio: F. Alton Everest..." I think there are some other good resources and ideas that I have seen floating around on this forum. Maybe someone will post them here...

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20th February 2006	#1
Jason Poulin Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Sudbury, On. Canada Posts: 1,780 Thread Starter	Mix and Tracking room (experienced advice needed plz) Hello fellow gearslutz, I need advice on choosing which of my two rooms to track and mix in. I don't have the energy to try out both since I'll be customizing the rooms in order to accomodate their purpose. My dad and I built 20 corner 4 inch bass traps and 24 wall/ceiling 2 inch absorbtion traps for both rooms. room #1 is 9 x 10 and 7.5 height room #2 is 12 x 16 and 7.5 height which of the two rooms are more recommended for tracking and the other for mixing? Thanks for the advice! Jason __________________ If it don't sound like a record... don't press record

20th February 2006	#2
Riad Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 1,097	I would much rather mix in the larger room.

20th February 2006	#3
Reg Gear maniac Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 196	Hope to get more help on this one, pretty important to us. I imagine most would say larger room for mixing, anyone ever faced with the same decision Thanks to all that can advise. All the best

21st February 2006	#4
Chris Kress Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 552	That ceiling hight is going to be the biggest problem... You'll need plenty of absorbtion right above your mixing console and that will make it even lower....12 x 16 is OK for a mixing room. The smaller the room, the more bass problems, and the higher the required reverb time... You should buy this book... "How to build a small budget recording studio: F. Alton Everest..." I think there are some other good resources and ideas that I have seen floating around on this forum. Maybe someone will post them here...